MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

﻿Welcome to the 2015 Summer Soccer
Season,We are half way through our summer
season and we hope you are all enjoying this beautiful game. On behalf of The
Executive Board and office staff, we'd like to share some answers to general
questions we have received and rule changes for the 2015 season.

Regular eye glasses are no
longer tolerated on the soccer field. When referees are introduced at the 8
year old (2007) age group, players will be asked to remove regular eye glasses
in order to play. The only acceptable solution is sports glasses. This is the
only solution that is safe for all players on the field. We were only informed
by the Quebec Soccer Federation in April. We asked to allow an exemption for
2015 for the House League players, but the reply we received from both the
lawyers and insurance company is that any injury involving regular glasses
would not be cover by our policy. We apologize for any inconveniences this may have
caused and be assured that we will be advising everyone during registration for
the 2016 season, that this is a requirement.

Field Closures:We have had a very wet June and have lost
many evenings due to rain, and some evenings when it is nice out. Please rest
assured we are constantly working with the city to ensure the fields are only
closed when it is absolutely necessary, but the policies that are in place are
to ensure that Dollard Des Ormeaux maintain its fields as some of the best in
Quebec. The policies for field closure is as follows:

On weeknights, the city will update the message on the weather line: 514-684-1012 ext 345 at 4:00 p.m. and again after 11:00 p.m. if required.

On weekends, the city will update the message at 8:15 a.m., 4:00 p.m. & 11:00 p.m. if required.

The Voice Message system only allows open / close messages so they cannot be identified with a date or time.

Sometimes it rains for 12 hours straight and stops at 3:00 p.m. and the city will keep the fields closed for the evening. This is because the accumulation of water on the field is too much and playing on it will still damage the field and can cause injuries.

Please don't contact the soccer office for field closure inquires.DSC selected our Technical Director (TD)
back in November. Sebastien Roussel arrived from France, June 9th and has been
working very hard visiting all the different summer programs that are currently
in place, working with the board, coaches & his technical staff. Starting
on July 6th he will be at the DSC Summer Camp daily. He is also already
planning our fall and winter soccer programs. Welcome Sebastien!! To contact
our Technical Director, please email him at td@dollardsoccer.ca
if you have question or concerns.DSC was approach by one of the clubs’
former players to start a soccer program for mentally and physically challenged
children and with her guidance the "My Left Foot" program was created.
They play on Friday nights at Fairview Park. It has been a huge success with 13
players register for the first season, so if you have any questions about the
program, you can contact Yi Wen at myleftfoot@dollardsoccer.ca.Our hope is to continue the program in
the fall / winter.This year, the DSC is supporting Jared,
a young player in our club that has DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma)
which is an inoperable brain tumor. (https://www.facebook.com/DIPGquest)
Our spring festival raised just over $3000, and the intercity teams and
coaches’ shirt this year bear a gold ribbon on them that symbolizes childhood
cancer awareness.DSC has setup additional technical
session this summer for the U6 to U10 age group, to help develop the player
skills and coach the coaches. The dates & times for these sessions were on
the full schedule and are purely optional, but there if your children really
want to improve their skills. We will also have Fall Soccer this year for these
age groups to allow them to continue to play in the nice fall weather on the
weekend.DSC will be entering All-Star teams in
the Lakeshore Soccerfest on August 15 & 16 from the U8 to U18 age levels,
games will take place in Kirkland, Beaconsfield & Baie D'urfe. This activity
allows the stronger players on the House League teams to play together for a
weekend and allow the club to identify potential players that might be able to
move up to the next level of competition within the club. For more information
on this program please ask your child's coach or the VP or Director of your
section.DCS continues its commitment to the
International Cup, Kids Playing for Kids www.ickpk.org
soccer event that extends the summer soccer season into September for our House
League players. We will be entering boys and girls teams in U10, U12, U14, U16 and
U18. The team that has the best regular season record amongst all the DSC teams
in these age groups will automatically be entered into this event, but if any
other additional teams would like to enter as well, the club will support their
entry fee into the event. If your child would like to participate in the event
but their team has not entered, please address the VP or Director of your
section and we will try to place your child on another team for this event, as
they allow for some mixing of player rosters.Our summer ending Micro and 7-a-side
soccer festival is just around the corner so please ensure that you mark your
calendar and keep Saturday August 22nd open. The festival schedule is included
with your full summer schedule. At the event all teams will play 2 games and
receive an award from the club, their photo package (if purchased), food and
drinks and there will be some fun and games for the children to play on as
well.DSC has 30 youth competitive teams that
go out each week and compete against the best players of other communities from
all over the West Island. They also travel across Quebec and Ontario
representing DSC in soccer tournaments. If you would like more information on
this program please contact the vpintercity@dollardsoccer.caDSC also has 1 Elite AAA F14 girls team
that is competing against 13 other top teams in the province. We are very proud
of all the hard work the girls and coaches put in each and every week, and wish
them best of luck with the rest of their season.Lastly I would like to thank all the
volunteers in the club for putting in the hours each and every week, from the
popsicle parents, the soccer taxi moms and dads, the managers, the coaches
& assistants, office staff, technical staff, referees, directors &
VP's. Without everyone’s dedication soccer would not be possible for our 2500
players.